How to tie a tie

We will teach you today how to tie a tie, thus becoming even more elegant in your attire. See now two tie knot options for you to make.

How to make a full English knot

Wear the tie around your neck, leaving the wide end over your right shoulder. 

• Then pull it around your neck, with the narrow end going down to the middle of your chest.
• It should be outside facing up, with you holding the wide end in your right hand.

Cross the wide end over the narrow one near the collar. 

• Hold the narrow end in place with your left hand while passing the wide end over the top.
• Try to keep it where it overlaps the collar, keeping the knot tight. The tie here will look like a big X.

Tie a loop with the wide end inside the neck loop. 

• Pull it towards the head and thread it through the portion tied around the neck.
• Then pull the wide end back down over the loop of the neck to tighten one side of the knot, it should be on top as well as the outside.

Pass the wide end under the knot. 

• Take it from the left side of the chest and tuck it behind the center knot.
• Use your left hand to steady the wide end it will now be upside down and on your left side.

Tuck the wide end through the neck loop for a symmetrical knot. 

• Thread the wide end through the right side of the neck loop.
• Advance from top to bottom, pulling it down from the right side.
• The knot near the neck should be with two symmetrical cones on either side.

Pull the wide end over the front of the knot.

• Fold it from right to left over the side of the knot.
• The tie should fit snugly, preventing the knot from creasing or creasing.
• Hold it in place with your left hand so it doesn't come loose.

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Thread the tie through the base of the neck loop. 

• Tilt your head to make the process easier.
• After covering the front of the knot, fold the wide end and pull it around the neck.
• The knot will be completely covered, leaving the tie neat and even.

Pull the tie down through the loop and in front of the knot. 

• Take the wide end, outer side forward.
• Push it through the space between the knot and the portion of the tie that covers it.
• Holding the narrow end, pull the knot towards the collar until it is snug enough to adjust.

How to do the half English knot

Wear the tie around your neck, with the wide end on the right side. 

• Place the narrow end over the left shoulder, with the end reaching the level of the navel.
• Leave the wide end longer and on the right side of the body.

Thread the wide end of the tie over the narrow one. 

• Hold the narrow end in place with your left hand.
• Pull the wide end towards the left side, over the narrow one.
• Overlap them close to the collar for a snug fit, holding them in place with your right hand.

Thread the wide end around the neck.

• Use your left hand to thread the wide end of the tie through the base of the loop.
• Pulling it all the way through and squeezing it tight to hold it in place.
• Wear the wide end on the left side so the pattern is facing outwards.

Wrap the wide end around the back of the knot.

• Pull the wide end to the right side, leaving it behind the narrow one.
• Keep the tie firmly tight, resting it on the back of the knot.
• Squeeze it with your left hand and pull the wide end with your right hand.

Pull the tie around the front of the knot.

• Take the wide end over the front of the knot, leaving a flat edge on top.
• Squeeze it with your right hand, securing it in place.

Loop around, passing the wide end through the base of the neck gap. 

• Use your left thumb to push the wide end under the neck loop.
• Thread it from the base, letting it rise above the tie knot.

Thread the end through the loop in front of the knot to tighten it. 

• Guide the wide end into the space between the knot and the portion of the tie that covers it.
• Use your thumb to help thread it through the knot.
• Secure the narrow end in place by pulling it close to the collar to tighten it.